Anton Asfar Secretary General of Caritas Jerusalem - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 15 Oct 2023 23:37:15 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Anton Asfar Secretary General of Caritas Jerusalem - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Caritas Jerusalem suspends all operations, calls for halt to violence in Holy Land https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/10/16/caritas-jerusalem-suspends-all-operations-calls-for-halt-to-violence-in-holy-land/ Mon, 16 Oct 2023 04:53:18 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=165049 Caritas Jerusalem has, for security reasons, suspended all its operations following the recent violence but is drawing up an emergency plan to offer assistance as soon as the situation allows. "We want to express our deep concern about the escalating situation in the Holy Land, particularly the suffering of the most vulnerable individuals we support. Read more

Caritas Jerusalem suspends all operations, calls for halt to violence in Holy Land... Read more]]> Caritas Jerusalem has, for security reasons, suspended all its operations following the recent violence but is drawing up an emergency plan to offer assistance as soon as the situation allows.

"We want to express our deep concern about the escalating situation in the Holy Land, particularly the suffering of the most vulnerable individuals we support. We implore the international community to leverage their influence to swiftly halt this ongoing violence and strive for a just solution for all parties involved," said Anton Asfar, Secretary General of Caritas Jerusalem, in a statement.

The recent terrorist attack by Hamas on Israeli territory killed 1,200 people and injured over 2,700. Dozens of hostages, mostly civilian men, women and children taken hostage.

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